Tribes, Nomads and Settled Communities Class 7 MCQs Questions with Answers

Question 1.
Who prescribed the ‘Varna’ rules?
(a) Rulers
(b) Jatis
(c) Brahmanas
(d) No one

Answer

Answer: (c) Brahmanas


Question 2.
Tribals obtained their livelihood from:
(a) Hunting
(b) Agriculture
(c) Herding
(d) All of these

Answer

Answer: (d) All of these


Question 3.
Which tribe was influential in Punjab in 13th and 14th centuries?
(a) Khokhar
(b) Ahoms
(c) Gonds
(d) Baiyaras

Answer

Answer: (a) Khokhar


Question 4.
Which tribal group established a powerful kingdom in Assam?
(a) Khokhar
(b) Ahoms
(c) Gonds
(d) Banjaras

Answer

Answer: (b) Ahoms


Question 5.
The important tribe of Bihar is
(a) Mundas
(b) Ahoms
(c) Khokhar
(d) Gonds

Answer

Answer: (a) Mundas


Question 6.
Who used the services of Banjaras as trading nomads?
(a) Alauddin Khalji
(b) Jahangir
(c) Both of these
(d) None

Answer

Answer: (c) Both of these


Question 7.
Who were known as the rathakaras?
(a) Chariot makers
(b) Soldiers
(c) Brahmanas
(d) Carpenters

Answer

Answer: (a) Chariot makers


Question 8.
How many units of villages were called chaurasi?
(a) 80
(b) 84
(c) 14
(d) 24

Answer

Answer: (b) 84


Question 9.
A division of Gond kingdoms controlled by a particular clan was termed as
(a) tanda
(b) clan
(c) garh
(d) khel

Answer

Answer: (c) garh


Question 10.
The main occupation of Gond tribes was
(a) trade
(b) agriculture
(c) goldsmith
(d) blacksmith

Answer

Answer: (b) agriculture


Question 11.
Who was Bir Narain?
(a) Ruler of Sind
(b) Ruler of Punjab
(c) Son of Rani Durgawati
(d) None of these

Answer

Answer: (c) Son of Rani Durgawati


Question 12.
The Ahom tribes migrated from
(a) Iran
(b) Arab
(c) Myanmar (Burma)
(d) China

Answer

Answer: (c) Myanmar (Burma)


Question 13.
Paik are
(a) the landlords
(b) the forced labourers
(c) people wandering from one place to another
(d) clan in the Ahom society

Answer

Answer: (b) the forced labourers


Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:

Column A Column B
1. Gaddi (a) Chariot makers
2. Kolis (b) 12 villages
3. Bhils (c) Central-Western India
4. Rathakaras (d) Shepherd tribe
5. Barhots (e) Maharashtra-Karnataka
Answer

Answer:

Column A Column B
1. Gaddi (d) Shepherd tribe
2. Kolis (e) Maharashtra-Karnataka
3. Bhils (c) Central-Western India
4. Rathakaras (a) Chariot makers
5. Barhots (b) 12 villages

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

1. The society was divided according to the rules of …………..

Answer

Answer: vama


2. A large number of ………… were found in the present day state of Chhattisgarh.

Answer

Answer: Gonds


3. Nomadic pastoralists got the things they needed through ………… system.

Answer

Answer: barter


4. The Cheros were defeated by ……….. in 1591.

Answer

Answer: Raja Mem Singh


5. ………… the chief of the Gakkhars was made a noble by Akbar.

Answer

Answer: Kamal Khan Gakkar


6. Historical works called Buranjis were written in ………….. and Ahom language.

Answer

Answer: Assamese


State whether the given statements are true or false:

1. Tribes were not divided into numerous unequal classes.

Answer

Answer: True


2. Most of the tribes kept written records.

Answer

Answer: False


3. Banjara-caravans were called Tanda.

Answer

Answer: True


4. Akbar Nama mentions the Gond kingdom of Garha Katanga that had 70,000 villages.

Answer

Answer: True


5. Rani Durgawati of Garha Katanga was widow of Sangram Shah.

Answer

Answer: False


6. Ahom society was divided into clans/khels.

Answer

Answer: True


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